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Allegations that Belarus has no freedom of speech are laughable in Internet age, Lukashenka says
“As a rule, such allegations come from hypocritical people,” he said...
Mobile phone, Internet access charges rise by 20 percent
Mobile phone and Internet access charges were increased by 20 percent in Belarus on January 1, 2013 as the providers were no longer be exempted from paying 20-percent value-added tax.
Internet access prices to rise
An increase in Internet access prices is inevitable in Belarus in the current economic situation, Ihar Sukach, director of Internet service provider Alternative Digital Network, said at a news conference in Minsk on July 7.
Lukashenka says that he is OK with the Internet
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Friday that he was “OK with the Internet.”
Authorities to examine online stores\' compliance with regulations
The trade ministry will examine online stores' compliance with regulations, Volha Krawtsova, a deputy departmental head at the ministry, told reporters in Minsk on August 10, as quoted by BelaPAN.
Opponents of controversial Internet edict to stage protest in Mahilyow
Opponents of a presidential edict, which opposition groups and independent experts fear aims to tighten the government’s control over the Internet, have announced plans to stage a demonstration in Mahilyow on July 24, Bel
Beltelecom denies link between newspaper\'s website shutdown and Lukashenka\'s edict
Beltelecom, Belarus' state telecommunications monopolist, has dismissed speculation that a private newspaper in Vitsyebsk had its website blocked in pursuance of Alyaksandr Lukashenka's controversial edict earlier this month.
Chairman of Internet service providers’ association defends Lukashenka’s Internet use edict
One should not be afraid that Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s Internet use edict will be an impediment, Andrey Nareyka, chairman of Belinfocom, an association of Internet service providers, mobile phone operators, solution providers and telecommunications manufacturers, told repor
Beltelecom technically prepared to restrict access to websites at user’s request, says director general
The measure is provided for in a presidential edict, titled “On Measures to Improve the Use of the National Segment of the Internet,” it took effect on July 1.
Six people arrested in police crackdown on demonstration against controversial Internet edict
Six Belarusian followers of Russia’s National Bolshevik Party (Nazbol) were arrested in a police crackdown on an unsanctioned demonstration staged in Minsk on Wednesday evening against Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s Internet edict,
Opposition youths protest Lukashenka\'s Internet edict in central Minsk
Seven members of the Belarusian Popular Front's youth wing staged a protest in central Minsk on Friday to highlight concerns over Alyaksandr Lukashenka's edict governing the use of the Internet that will take effect on July 1,
Some 50 rally in Minsk against controversial Internet edict
About 50 people gathered in Minsk's remote Bangalore Square on Thursday evening to take part in a sanctioned rally against a presidential edict, which opposition groups and independent experts feared would tighten the government’s control over the Internet,
Authorities’ presence on the Internet is pitiable, official acknowledges
The presence of the Belarusian authorities on the Internet is “pitiable,” Alyaksey Vasilkow, of the Presidential Administration’s Analytical Processing Center, acknowledged while speaking at a conference held in Minsk on Wednesday to discuss the Bynet, the Belarusian segme
Internet information networks, systems, resources to be granted registration free of charge
Free Wi-Fi service will cease to exist in Belarus after Alyaksandr Lukashenka\'s February edict governing the use of the Internet takes effect on July 1.
Lukashenka petitioned to abolish controversial edict
More than 1,200 people have already signed an online petition urging Alyaksandr Lukashenka to abolish his February edict governing the use of the Internet, BelaPAN reports.
Online stores to be entered into trade register within day following submission of application
Online stores will be entered into Belarus’ trade register within one day following the submission of the appropriate application, said the press office of the trade ministry on Thursday, as quoted by BelaPAN.
Wireless broadband Internet network launched in Minsk
Beltelecom has launched a WiMAX network in Minsk, said the press office of the state telecommunications monopoly as quoted by BelaPAN.
Office of OSCE media freedom representative unveils conclusions about Lukashenka’s Internet use decree
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said that Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s Internet use decree features several positive elements...
Authorities will not crack down on web dissent, presidential aide says
The Belarusian authorities are not going to crack down on dissent on the Internet, presidential aide Usevalad Yanchewski said...
Beltelecom launches IPTV service for Minsk residents
Beltelecom has launched a web-based television service, or IPTV, for subscribers in Minsk, Kanstantsin Tsikar, director general of the national telecommunications monopoly, said at a news conference in Minsk on Thursday.
There are more than 2.7 million Internet users in Belarus, minister says
There are more than 2.7 million people using the Internet in Belarus, Communications Minister Mikalay Pantsyaley said at Monday’s opening ceremony for TIBO 2008, an international IT exhibition in Minsk, BelaPAN repo
Lukashenka vows to end «anarchy» in Internet
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Thursday that the government would put an end to what he called "anarchy" in the Internet...
Narodnaya Volya launches online version
The Narodnaya Volya, Belarus' largest independent newspaper, has launched its online version at www.nv-online.info.
